Films by Fatima Abdollahyan

Germany 2012, 90 min
by Fatima Abdollahyan

After nearly 5,000 years of autocratic rule the Egpytian people finally get the chance of a truly free election in 2011. But how can democratic thinking and acting be established in a country that has never experienced it before? Ashraf El Sharkawy, 39, knows Egypt only from his summer holidays. Born and raised in Germany to Egyptian parents he has become a succsessfull manager for the largest insurance company in the world when the revolution on Tahrir-Square unfolds and Ashraf hears his call.

Germany 2009
by Fatima Abdollahyan

She is the first who ever made it. Sara Khoshjamal Fekri is the first female athlete from Iran who ever qualified for the Olympic Games. Her discipline is Taekwondo. KICK IN IRAN shows her arduous journey to Beijing. 2008 a persistent struggle for self-determination and recognition in a society based on strict religious laws.